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Bampton Fair is one of the oldest surviving Charter Fairs in the country, having been granted its Royal Charter by King Henry III in 1258. It is always held on the last Thursday of October, which this year falls on…

The show is held annually on the first Thursday in August and has grown to be one of the largest one day agricultural shows in the country. The venue is in the heart of the East Devon Countryside on a…

This is one of my favourite times of year in our quiet corner of Devon. Our spring crops have been planted and are thriving in the warm sunshine. The grass has been growing so well that it is now time…

Daisy was the best, kindest cow I ever had the pleasure of owning; a really gentle lady. She was a Friesian cross Hereford and, as is typical of that cross, black with a wide, white face, 3 white socks and…

The beautiful village of Widecombe-in-the-Moor is a well-known Dartmoor tourist attraction, welcoming visitors at all times of the year. Widecombe lies in a valley created by the East Webbern River. The name Widecombe is derived from ‘Withy-combe’ – meaning ‘Willow…

The sound of the Cuckoo is becoming increasingly rare, so I was pleased to hear a neighbour say they had heard the Cuckoo one morning. My father in law always used to say that the cows couldn’t go back out…

It’s that time of year when the ewe’s are brought in from the fields and into the lambing sheds ready for lambing. Today we walked the last of them home. Our first two pure poll Dorset lambs from our new…